English
hyperplasia
Hyperplasia comes from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σῐς ‘a moulding, conformation’, and goes back to πλάσσω ‘to form’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλάσσωplássō‘to form’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπλᾰ́σῐςplắsĭs‘a moulding, conformation’
- Englishearliest quotation 1868hyperplasia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπλάσσωplássō‘to form’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπλᾰ́σῐςplắsĭs‘a moulding, conformation’
- Englishearliest quotation 1868hyperplasia
Earliest quotation: 1868, Felix von Niemeyer, J. L Parke: “But we can no longer regard the mere fact…”
A compound of hyper- + -plasia
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Linked words
through Ancient Greek πλάσσω ‘to form’
Today it means
noun An increase in the size of a tissue or organ due to increased number of cells.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πλάσσω / hyperplasia